Obituaries

Jul 14, 2020

Dawn Nell Tellez of Sweetwater, departed us on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 in Odessa, Texas.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, July 21 at the Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Dawn was born in Sweetwater, Texas to Artis and Wanda Crowder. She went to Permian...

Jul 14, 2020

Jenelle Heaton, 91, of Arlington, Texas, passed away on July 14, 2020 in Bedford, Texas.

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, July 20, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Robert Bratcher officiating.

Jenelle, the only child of John W and Dovie Ashworth was born in Fort Stockton, Texas on June...

Jul 12, 2020

Patricia Ann Flowers was born July 25, 1949 to Marvin Lasater and Elizabeth Martin in Levelland, Texas.  Pat graduated from Whiteface High School in 1967.  She attended South Plains College and graduated from West Texas State University with a B S in elementary education and a teaching certificate.  Pat married Larry Flowers in 1970. She worked in special education...

Jul 11, 2020

Lloyd Bean, 90, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on July 11, 2020 in Odessa.

Private services will be held at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Lloyd was born in Kiowa County, Oklahoma to Nick and Olna Bean on October 11, 1929.  He received his bachelor’s degree at Midwestern...

Jul 8, 2020

Tom Paul James, Jr. died peacefully on July 8, 2020 after a long illness. He was born on August 30, 1953 in Odessa, TX, the second child of Tom and Helen James.

Tom was a gentle soul, content with whatever circumstances he experienced. He passionately followed football - Permian Panthers, UT Longhorns and the Dallas Cowboys. He...

Jul 8, 2020

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Jul 6, 2020

Elizabeth “Liz” Hardt, 81, of Odessa, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Hendersonville, TN.

Liz was born November 24, 1938 in Mitchell, TX and lived most of her adult life in Odessa.  She married Oscar “Sonny” Hardt and the two were inseparable before Sonny’s passing in 1988.  She worked as an office manager and bookkeeper...

Jul 6, 2020

Linda Parisher, 61, of Odessa, Texas passed away on July 6, 2020 in Odessa, Texas.

Visitation will be at Northside Baptist Church on Friday, July 10, 2020 at 9:00 AM.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, July 10, 2020 at Northside Baptist Church with Pastor Clydel Chapman officiating.  Burial will be at...

Jul 4, 2020

Lori Dunn Weeden of Odessa, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas.

Funeral Services will not be held in order to maintain the health and safety of family and friends during the ongoing pandemic, which would have been her wish. The family invites...

Jul 4, 2020

Virgil “Ray” Pate, 85, of Odessa, TX passed away on July 4, 2020.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Gardens.  Services to be conducted by Assistant Pastor Jeff Cleere of Chapel Hill Baptist Church where Way was a member.

V. Ray Pate was born in...

Jul 1, 2020

Aaron Joseph Roper, 39, of Midland, Texas passed away on June 30, 2020.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, July 6, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Bob Bratcher, of Mission Dorado Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Aaron was born in Odessa, Texas to Eddie and...

Jun 30, 2020

Jerry L Gresham,79, of Odessa, Texas passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

Jerry was born in Haskell, Texas to Walter and Trudie Gresham on September 7, 1940.  Later he moved to Odessa where he graduated from Odessa High School in 1959.

He married Jackie Hammer Phillips on April 9, 1965.  He retired from Ector...

Jun 30, 2020

Donna Estell Jenkins, 82, passed from this life to her heavenly home, June 30, 2020 at the Medical Center Hospital ion Odessa, TX.  Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 10 am at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell Officiating.

Donna was born on September 30, 1937 in Littlefield, TX...

Jun 30, 2020

Geneva was born January 6th, 1916 on a rental farm two miles from Miles, Texas where she lived until she was ten years of age. Her father then purchased their family farm where she lived until she graduated from Miles High School in 1934. Her favorite subjects included English and Arithmetic. She met Duane DeShazo her husband of 66...

Jun 28, 2020

William Evans Jackson, 87, of Odessa, Texas passed away on June 28, 2020 in Odessa.

Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, July 10, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Karen Carlson, officiating.

William was born in Merkel, Texas to Andrew M. Jackson and Maggie Mae Anderson on March 3, 1933.  He married...

Jun 27, 2020

Kayla Knox was nine years old when she made the decision to follow Jesus as her Lord and Savior.   On June 27, 2020, her salvation was made complete.  With her parents by her side, Kayla passed away after a valiant fight against metastatic breast cancer.

A West Texas girl at heart, Kayla graduated from Permian High School,...

Jun 27, 2020

Brad Harvey Linneman, 50, beloved husband, brother, and uncle, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. This extraordinary man was deeply loved and will be sorely missed.

Brad was born and raised in Odessa, TX. He majored in Business at Southwest Texas State University and carried on the legacy of his family business,...

Jun 22, 2020

Mary Louise Mitchell, 85, of Odessa, Texas, passed away June 22, 2020 in Andrews, Texas.

Graveside Services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating.

Mary was born on October 23, 1934 in Tucumcari, New Mexico.   She married Clarence Mitchell on May 29, 1953 in...

Jun 20, 2020

Charles H. Robbins of Odessa went home on June 20, 2020, he was 95.

Funeral Services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, June 26, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Clydel Chapman officiating.

Charles was born October 3, 1924 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to Mary Louise and Charles Robbins.  He was a WWII veteran...

Jun 19, 2020

Jose Galindo Cortez of Mexico passed away on June 19, 2020 in Odessa, TX.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday June 23, 2020 at 10:00 am at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Joe Barreraz officiating.  Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Jose Galindo was born in Mexico City to Pedro Galindo Anaya and...